Michigan's Great Lakes wetlands just won $6.7 million of breathing room

Conservation money is flowing toward Michigan's Great Lakes wetlands: more than $6.7 million has been committed to protect and improve wetland and upland habitat across 22 counties, in a corridor that runs from Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie. The push is fueled by a federal conservation grant for waterfowl habitat, layered with matching support from conservation partners. For the ducks, songbirds, and shoreline communities that depend on these wetlands, it's a big vote of confidence — money set aside today so the marshes stay alive and loud tomorrow.